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[quote="kevmitch"]R u sure? This would mean anytime u wanted to replace ur fence u would have to get access to ur neighbours garden to remove and replace the slats on "ur " fence! If it was the other way around you would be able to remove the slats at anytime. Anyway thanks for u...

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red ash or 'red death' as it has come to be known, is sulphate rich and reacts with concrete causing it to expand and bow away from the ash.

i would dig it up, or at least use a gas dpm if you are going to leave it down.

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why not vent through the roof via a tile vent terminal or pitched flexi slate.

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what sort of tiles are they?

plain clay.

plain concrete.

concrete interlocking.

slate.

do you intend storing anything in the loft?

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3 sand to 1 cement, use waterproofer and wet the wall before pointing. allow the wall to dry off a little first. on warm sunny days more than one wetting may be needed.

cement loves water, and simply loathes dry crumbly substrates.

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people often underestimate the leverage that weighty gates have on a gate post. this means that the concrete foundations are often too weak. it is not unusual to concrete-in an upright r.s.j., deep into the ground, and weld some hinges to the girder. this would be clad with bricks. i doubt that the ...

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first and foremost, each individual homeowner has an obligation (ground conditions permitting), to drain their storm water upon their own land. failing this, and without the convenience of a storm drain system, then lie of the land becomes prevalent. if gravity dictates that normal ground water woul...

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